Sodium Hydroxide → (DIPHENYLPHOSPHINO)METHANETHIOL

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Compound 11b (17.27 g, 63.0 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous methanol and Ar(g) was bubbled through the solution for 1 h. Sodium hydroxide (2.52 g, 63 mmol) was then added, and the mixture was stirred under Ar(g) for 2 h. Solvent was then removed under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in methylene chloride. This solution was washed twice with 2 N HCl and once with brine. The organic layer was dried over MgSO4(s) and filtered, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography (alumina, 25% v/v ethyl acetateinhexanes) to afford 1b as a clear oil in 94% yield. Alternatively, phosphinothiol 1b can be used in its crude form for formation of phosphinothioesters. Spectral data. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 7.41-7.38 (m, 4H), 7.33-7.26 (m, 6H), 3.02 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 2H), 1.38 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 1H) ppm; 13C NMR (CDCl3, 75 MHz) δ 132.54 (d, J=17.1 Hz), 128.86, 128.36, 128.14, 20.60 (d, J=21.7 Hz) ppm; 31P NMR (CDCl3, 121 MHz) 6-7/94 ppm; MS (ESI) m/z 232.05 (MH+=233.0, fragments at 183.0, 155.0, 139.0, 91.2).

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